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here is the new one. obviously i'm enjoying my quiet this morning. you can see the original one because of the color difference. When the scab falls off the new will blend right in. The butterfly is old too.

doesn't it look so cute with my skull flip flops?

I am going to add a snap dragon to the outside at one point. They were the flower that is my fondest memory of my gram.

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DANG!!!!!! Tell me, please!...What's it like???

Scarey, exciting, unreal, scarey, heavenly, unbelievable, (oh and did I say scarey?):confused:

You'll get there!! I am pulling for you!

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holy crap guys

I was talking to my gram this morning about helping me get this job today and then the calls started, the attorney himself is checking my references

holding my breath

Pam, sorry your knee is bad

Terry - I'm so sorry about your mom, it is not an easy thing. Make sure you rest and eat. LOL like I'm one to talk

Tracyks- congrats on the loss you rock

everyone else, hi!!!!! i'm still catching up

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I will have pic on friday if not sooner, I just can't get a pic of myself and since we will all be here friday i'll get it

I hit Sunday but bounced up a lb so didn't change my ticker just yet

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Good morning, Violets..

Just got back from flute rehearsal. Ethan is here and I put him down for a little nappie so Gramma can get some things done!

PAM!! What did you do to your knee?????? I've had arthoscopic surgery on mine and it's not fun. I tore something while I was hurrying in the Walmart parking lot one day. Just a POP! and that was it.

TracyK..you're 1 and a half pounds more than me. You'll be lighter than me in no time. Unless of course, you want to have a race. :biggrin:

Jennifur... great tatto!! Very feminine. I'd love one one that day that had the number of pounds I've lost with the band, but I'm too chicken!

Terry.... prayers to you and your mom. I know how difficult and stressful being the caregiver can be, having done it with my parents and in-laws.

TracyinKS... it's snowing here right now, but only a couple of inches. The police scanner is going crazy with accidents though, so people aren't being very careful.

I'll be leaving as soon as the Bobster gets home so I can head to church and pick out a new anthem for the choir.

Then it's back home for the rest of the afternoon til 6. Choir rehearsal, Soup supper and Ash Wednesday service round out my evening.

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TracyK wow!! So close!! Congrats!!!

Pam hope your knee gets better!!!! OOWWW

Tracyks how is the wedding plans coming? What day are you getting married?

Terry, I wish you lots of luck and love in dealing with everything that is going on with you mom and such.

Everyone have a great day!!!

Oh I just remembered it is Wednesday! I had a great tip the other day and now I just need to figure out what I did with it. I may not post my tip til tonight, have to get ready in 10 minutes!!

Jane

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Morning V's. I barely lived through the tornadoes last night hah hah.

DH and I took Nyquil around midnight and were OUT. We were under tornado watches till morning, but that happens sometimes and nothing comes out of it. At some point DH pokes me and says "La, get up". So I moan, go pee, and then see the clock.. 3:30am?! So I said "Why did you wake me up?!" and he goes 'your mom called, there's tornadoes'.. so I turn on the tv and they said "There's a tornado ON THE GROUND on Greenbriar road".. this road is about 1.5 miles from my house. So I'm scrambling, getting all the cats into their bathroom, put the dog in the laundry room, put on PJ's and tennis shoes, and then stood there listening to the sirens at my back door. It felt so nice yesterday, it was high 70's all day. Even at 3:30 last night. So Nyquil was kicking my butt, we sat there on the bed, listening for the projected path.. Eventually we both passed out again, after I said a prayer for our safety, and luckily God was listening because there were a few more tornadoes that night and we slept through them!!!

This morning, scale said 245lb. I'm so sad. I am debating not stopping smoking. I can't handle the idea of gainin back this weight.

Red Lobster.. I love a lot of food there. I got the seafood stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer, had about 2 mushrooms and shared the rest. For my meal, I normally get something that mixes crab alfredo and a shrimp. But they have some cheap "Shrimp My Way" thing, so I got that instead. I have a hard time with boiled shrimp now, but I've had no problem with most of Red Lobster's shrimp.. I got the popcorn coconut shrimp bites that you dip in pina colada sauce(omg..) and shrimp scampi. They also have a lobster sauce topped mashed potatoes now. I got everything I wanted, and tried a little of it all, it was so wonderful. I like their clam strips, sea-salted baked potatoes, crab alfredo, and almost all of their shrimp.

Now if only seafood reheated well in the microwave :smile:

Our Red Lobster is always busy, and DH is allergic, so my family rarely goes anymore and I can't get DH to go with me. So it's a special treat to me now.

My brother just showed me pics of some weed farm he is investing in. I've never seen so much weed except for in the fake tv show Weeds. :biggrin: Stupid druggies.

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Oh and Jenn I love the tattoo, Tracy you're my hero :biggrin:

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Laura

I'm so glad you are ok, I was just watching the news and saw what was happening and was thinking about you.

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It's lunch time around here....... I brought a hamburger caserole conconction, but I'm not hungry right now as the WC oatmeal from 9:00 a.m. is still holding me.

Looks like the snow is in a stopping pattern.

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Thank you everyone!!!

Judy...NO I do not wanna race! LOL :biggrin:

Whew... good! Cause I think I woulda lost that race!!

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